Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-15

silent permission to smoke, given under dig.
nifed protest
"All right said Old Sharon. Snow, get
on"
tie laid himself back In his chair and
pulled out his smoke, with eyes lazily half
closed, like the eyes of the pug dog on his
lap. AT that moment, indeed, there was a
curious resemblance between the two. They
both seemed to DO preparing themselves, in
the same idle way, for the same comfortable
nap.
Mr. Troy stated the circumstances under
which the Eve hundred pound note had dis
appeared in clear and consecutive narrative
When he had done Old Sharon suddenly
opened his eyes, The pug dog suddenly
opened his eyes. Old Sharon looked hard
at Mr.. Troy. The pug looked hard at Mr..
Troy. Old Sharon spoke. The pug growled
II know who you are-youre a lawyer
Don't be alarmed; | never saw you before,
and / don't know your name. What / do
know is lawyers statement of facts when
| hear it. Who's thisl' Old Sharon looked
inquisitively at Moody as he put the ques-
ton.
Mr. Troy introduced Moody ase competent
witness, thoroughly acquainted with the cir
cumstances and ready and willing to answer
any questions relating to them. Old Sharon
waited little, smoking hard and thinking
hard. "Now. then" he burst out, in his
fercely sudden way, 'Im going to get to the
root of the matter"
He leaned forward with hts elbows on the
table, and began his examination of Moody
Heartily as Mr.. Troy despised and disliSed
the old rogue, he listened with astonishment
and admiration, literally extorted from him
by the marvellous ability with which the
questions were adapted to the end in view.
In quarter of an hour Old Sharon had ex-
tracted from the witness everything, liter
ally everything down to the smallest de
tail, that Moody could tell him Having
now, in his own phrase 'got to the root OF
the matter" he relit his pipe with grunt of
satisfaction, and laid himself back again in
his old arm chair.
WELL" said Mr.. Troy, shave you formed
your opinionP
Eyes; I've formed my opinion"
what is itP
Instead of replying Old Sharon winked
confidentially at Mr.. Troy, and put ques
ton on his side.
~ say is tenipound note much of an OBJ
ject to yosp
1T depends" answered Mr.. Troy, ''or
what the money is wanted for.n
Look here" said old Sharon; 81 can givt
you an opinion for your guinea; but, MIND
this, its an opinion founded on hearsay-
and you know as a lawyer what that i
worth. Venture your ten pounds-in plair
English, pay me for my time and trouble in
battling and difficult case-and I'll give yOt
an opinion founded on my own experience.
Explain yourself a little more clearly,
said Troy. "What do you guarantee to tel
us If we venture the ten poundsf'
II guarantee TO name the person, or tn
persons, on whom the suspicion really rests
And if you employ me after that, guarantee
before you pay me half penny more) t
prove that ann right by laying my hand OIL
the thiefn
Let US have the guinea opinion first" SAT-
Mr. Troy
Old Sharon made another frightful exhibi
ton of the whole inside of his mouth; hi
laugh was loader and fiercer than ever g
like YOU" he said to Mr.. Troy; ''you are s
devilish fond Of your money. Lordi hoy
rich you must bel Now listen. Here's tn
guinea opinion: Suspect, in this case, th
very last person on whom suspicion coul
possibly fall"